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The Scoundrel's Game

A yearning for affection and romance can cause one’s getting scorched by passions’ flame. Love blooms if it is given a fair chance, but some attempt to play the scoundrel’s game! A tender soul can be bamboozled by the man who has an inner soul of ice. The love that he professes is his lie, and cherishing himself alone - his vice. The one he lured will struggle to maintain her doomed relationship with him; she’s torn! The taste of love once sweet turns into pain, for what she offers is returned with scorn. Abominations always will exist. Take care one's not a scoundrel you have kissed! For Dictionary fun....#1...Delilah's Words! Poetry Contest

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Jon A Cavanaugh

Date: 1/3/2013 10:09:00 PM

I see from the comments that this was a winner. Congratulations. I can see why. It flows so well and has a great message.

Voahanitriniaina Rabary-Andriamanday

Date: 1/2/2013 9:38:00 AM

A sad reality depicted in a vivid way; rare are gifted poets like you who can express the pain with a cathartic result...Thanks for sharing, dear Andrea!...Helped healing some still bleeding old scars! And above all that, we keep faith; God bless you and your family for a very happy new year! Big hugs, Hanitra

Robert Heemstra

Date: 12/31/2012 4:28:00 PM

I like that sonnet a lot. Besides haikus I write sonnets sometimes. Actually it was Robert Carson a creative writing teacher that introduce me to haikus and sonnets. I've been hooked on haikus ever since. Thanks for all your comments. Yes, the Nimitz is an aircraft carrier in the United States Navy. I served onboard it right after highschool. Happy New Year!!

Lucilla Carrillo

Date: 12/14/2012 2:05:00 PM

I had not seen that you had already won in this. Congratulations. Lucilla

Lucilla Carrillo

Date: 12/14/2012 2:01:00 PM

Not everyone is a Scoundrel, but a lot of them are. We just have to be careful. Good luck in the contest. Lucilla

Cecilia Macfarlane

Date: 12/10/2012 5:50:00 PM

Congrats Andrea on your awesome win! Hugs

Yanny Widjanarko

Date: 12/10/2012 9:33:00 AM

Congratz on your win dear Andrea, they are lovely :D - hug, Yanny

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl

Date: 12/10/2012 5:14:00 AM

Congratulations on your winning place Andy love, I enjoyed this first time as well xx

Modupe Sefunmi

Date: 12/10/2012 3:44:00 AM

Congrats on your win!

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 12/9/2012 3:30:00 PM

A well deserved win poem, congratulations. -A poem to be proud of, very well written. - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)

Gwendolen Song

Date: 12/9/2012 2:27:00 PM

U wrote in the most difficult way, Andrea...how in the world did u pull of a sonnet? I am completely impressed!!! Great job on a most difficult challenge! :)

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 12/9/2012 2:20:00 PM

Great poem, excellent win.

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 12/9/2012 1:34:00 PM

Andrea... love the "Dictionary fun" here.... Congratulations (-: always~&~forever :-) PD

Phyllis Babcock

Date: 12/2/2012 10:30:00 AM

Yep another awesome write my friend. Is mystic rose our Vie using another name? Anyway here 3 poems are awesome. love phyl

Joe Maverick

Date: 11/22/2012 12:57:00 PM

OH..NO..." the scoundrel strikes again.) Well put piece Andrea; hope you do well in the contest..!

Bl Devnath

Date: 11/22/2012 8:54:00 AM

Perfectly said, my sweet friend. It's the reality of scoundrel's life. Good luck always, and loved always, bl

Terry O'Leary

Date: 11/22/2012 7:53:00 AM

Very insightful... great poem... Terry

Jack Horne

Date: 11/20/2012 2:03:00 PM

powerful write indeed, my friend

Joseph May

Date: 11/20/2012 11:13:00 AM

you did a great job with this Andrea.....awesome....

Daver Austin

Date: 11/20/2012 10:54:00 AM

"The love that he professes is his lie, and cherishing himself alone - his vice." Great line Love, daver

Michelle Mac Donald

Date: 11/19/2012 11:24:00 PM

Sound advice I'm sure, Andrea. "Scoundrel" sounds like an ominous word! Often paraphrased as dirty rotten scoundrel...seedy scud..oh, yank off their villianous mustaches!!:)) Joking :) No pansy advice happening here. Have missed reading your writes. Love, Mikki

Cecilia Macfarlane

Date: 11/19/2012 3:39:00 PM

Wow Andrea....this is awesome! Going to add this one to my faves. Hugs

Debbie Guzzi

Date: 11/19/2012 3:15:00 PM

great job with abunch of words which didn't really go togther LOL GREAt job. Light and Love

Robert Johnson

Date: 11/19/2012 1:00:00 PM

Love em' and leave em' and kick em' to the curb. The soul sucking sleaze bag doesn't understand the verb. :) Forever's fool is just a tool with eyes that ogle and lips that drool. Making love to the man in the mirror. Blindly thinking that he is still cool. Carly Simon knows. :)

Duke Beaufort

Date: 11/19/2012 9:37:00 AM

OK--you got me! I am laughing because this is really very insightful and cute. I like words like scorched, bamboozled and scoundrel; and you fit them in so easily. Andrea, very seldom do I get a reaction like yours to some of my own work. You really made me feel appreciated. I have read many of your poems and am always in awe of how easy you make this appear. Thank-you.